penance

penance
noun
ADJECTIVE
public
VERB + PENANCE
do, pay

Has anyone ever paid a higher penance for telling a lie?

PREPOSITION
as a penance

He devoted his life to helping the poor as a penance for his past crimes.

in penance

She kneeled at her mother's feet in penance.

penance for

He decided to do public penance for his sins.

PHRASES
an act of penance

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  • penance — ► NOUN 1) voluntary self punishment expressing repentance for wrongdoing. 2) a sacrament in which a member of the Church confesses sins to a priest and is given absolution. 3) a religious duty imposed as part of this sacrament. ORIGIN Old French …   English terms dictionary

  • penance — UK [ˈpenəns] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms penance : singular penance plural penances punishment or suffering that you accept, especially because of your religious beliefs, to show that you are sorry for something bad that you have …   English dictionary

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